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Iran war chipping away at world’s chips

With Qatar's helium plant offline and Taiwan sitting on just eleven days of gas reserves, analysts warn the Persian Gulf conflict has exposed the world's most critical semiconductor supply chain to simultaneous energy and geopolitical risk

Delicately poised

Matters are reaching a point where a trilateral strategy between the USA, Japan, and Taiwan to fend off Beijing’s attempts to bring its ‘renegade province’ to heel is becoming imperative.